Barber&#39;s clippers



Jab. 15, 1935. R. GRECO ET AL BARBER S CLIPPERS Filed April 12, 1954 2 Sheet.sSheet 1 llllk Inuenlors 7&1; are

Jan. 15, 1935 GRECO ET AL 1,988,199

BARBER S CLIPPERS Filed April 12, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J" 4 7 4/ V I 15 28 14 44 40 "mau 5 27 Z9 Z6 50 7* i 1 5d Inventors flllorney Patented Jan. 15, 1935 UNITED STATES BARBEms o IrP ns Ralph Grew, ge Gets, and Frank Marine,

. Dover, Ohio' j orric Application April 112, 1934. Seria 1N0, 720,292 a 1 Claim. (01. 30-4) a This invention appertains to new and useful of the section 5. This bearing block has one end improvements in clippers employed in cutting of the shaft 19 disposed in a recess thereof, while hair, and more particularly to clippers of the theopposite end of the shaft 19 is disposed into electrically driven type. a recess in the bearing block denoted by numeral The principal object of the present-invention is 20 in Figure 4. 5 to provide barbers shears wherein means is pro- Rotatable on the shaft 19 isthe unit made up vided for gauging the depth of the cutting action. of the gear 21 and the worm 22.

Another important object of the present inven- The armature shaft 12 has an extension 23 tion is to provide automatic means for feeding which is splined in the rear end of the shaft seca comb gradually in a forward direction as the tion 24 which in turn is keyed to the worm 25. j in clipper is moved upwardly along the head so that As is clearly shown in Figure 5, a second gear the clipper will cut to a lesser depth gradually as and worm unit consists of the gear 26 and the it moves upwardly. worm 27. The gear 26 meshes with the worm 28 These and various other important objects and on the shaft section 24, while the worm 2'7 meshes advantages of the invention will become apparent with the gear 21.

to the reader of the following specification The aforementioned worm 25 meshes with the In the drawings: 1 gear 29 which operates the eccentric 30. The Figure 1 represents a side elevational viewof eccentric-30 inturn operates the lever 40 which the improved clippers. is connected to the rocker'41 which actuates the Figure 2 represents a bottom plan view of the movable blade 8. I p 2O clippers. The bottom of the section 5 is provided with the Figure 3 represents a bottom plan view of the offset 42 forming a passageway in which slides clippers, with the bottom section removed. the shank 43 of the comb 44, this comb being Figure '4 is a fragmentary longitudinal secobliquely disposed with respect to the shank 43 tional view. and when in retracted position, hugs the forward 25 Figure 5 represents a sectional view taken subend of the shell, as in the manner shown in stantially on line 5--5 of Figure 2. Figure 4. l

Figure 6 represents a fragmentary detailed sec- An eccentric 45 is mounted at the rear end of tional view showing the pushbutton. the offset 42 and operates into the shell to form Figure '7 represents an elevational view of the a stop for the rear end of the shank 43, so that 30 worm rider. 7 if desired, the comb can be retained in any spaced Figure 8 represents a side elevational view of position with respect to the forward end of the the gear and worm unit. shell.

Figure 9 represents an edge elevational view The rear edge portion of the shank 43 is proof the adjustable comb. vided with a pocket 46 therein, in which fits the 35 Referring to the drawings wherein like numercircular shaped head 47 of the arm 48 projecting als designate like parts, it can be seen that the laterally from the barrel 49. This barrel 49 is shell of the clipper is made up of the upper secprovided with a leg 50 having a lug 51 disposed tion 5 and the lower section 6 and suitable means laterally at its outer end. v is employed for securing these sections together Numeral 52 represents a thumb button, the 40 and as is clearly shown in several of the views. shank 53 of which is slidable through an opening The stationary and movable cutter blades 7-8 in the side of the section 6 against the tension of respectively are mounted at the forward end the leaf spring 54. Numeral 55 represents an of the shell, while at the rear end an opening elongated stem projecting from the button shank is provided for receiving the 11 130 cord 9 53 and this extends through the-barrel 49 and is 45 which leads to the motor, as shownin Figure 4. provided with a head 56 at its opposite end slid- The motor includes the field 10,.the armature 11 able through a corresponding opening in the and the armature shaft 12, on which is located opposite wall of the section 6. the sual motor cooling fan 13 which obtains its A coiled spring 57 is interposed between the air through the port 14 in the top section 5. This arm 48 and the lower-portion of the shell sec- 50 port 14 has a guard 15 disposed over the same. tion 6 for normally tending to urge the barrel-48 The guard is provided with an extension 16 havagainst the head 56, while the leaf spring 54 in 7 ing an opening therein through which a screw turn serves to maintain the stem urged in a 17 is disposed and this screw incidentally is direction so as-to maintain the lug 51 of the leg 55 threaded into the bearing block 18 on the inside ,50 out of engagement with theworm 22. 55

Numeral 58 represents the slidable switch button for controlling the contactor 9 with respect to the contact 60.

It can now be seen that when the button 52 is forced inwardly, the barrel 49 will move with the same and around the lug 51 to engage into the worm 22. This pushing of the button 52 is generally done just as the clipper is started up the back of the head-and as the motor rotatesthe shaft 24, the speed thereof is reduced through the gears 26-27 so that the worm 22 turns relatively slowly and causes a correspondingly slow motion of the arm 48 which in turn slowly moves the comb 44 outwardly of the forward end of the shell. Thus the clipper blades are gradually fed away from the head as the clipper rides upwardly.-

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter. U

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a barbers shears comprising a motor, cut- 7 said worm, said manual means consisting of a pushbutton provided with a stem, said rockable member consisting of a barrel rotatable on the stem and provided with an arm engageable with the comb shank, said barrel being provided with a leg having a lug, said button being adapted to shift the barrel so that the lug will engage'into the said worm.

RALPH GRECO.

GEORGE GETZJ FRANK MARINO. 

